Chapter 146

Brandon’s gaze brought Sophia to a screeching halt, leaving her feeling awkward as all get out.

She had bolted over to the hall the second she hopped out of the cab.

The second she stepped into the hall, she was greeted with a massive, fire-engine red banner screaming “A Warm Celebration of Star Dempsey Architects’ Grand Opening!” and the buzz of a party in full swing in the reception area.

In that moment, a wave of cold feet washed over her as she got closer to home turf.

The timing of her card drop was kinda iffy.

While she was on the fence about whether to crash the party or not, Brandon caught sight of her, and those piercing peepers of his threw her for a loop.

Brandon’s deep, cold gaze was like a riddle wrapped in an enigma-she couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

The courage she had mustered up was slowly but surely deflating under his intense stare.

Suddenly, she was second-guessing whether she had shown up at an inopportune time.

Don also spotted her and flashed a grin that had a hint of surprise when he did.

Sophia couldn’t help but return the smile before her eyes drifted back to Brandon.

Brandon was still in the same pose, the same intense, cold stare, just standing there, motionless across the crowd, giving her the eye.

People at the venue started to pick up on Brandon’s unusual stare, craning their necks to sneak a peek at Sophia.

head turns

and more heads turned to look towards

comfy with all eyes on

to leave, figuring she’d better wait outside

to ice, he chucked the mic onto the table, and leaped off the

went bananas.

by the sudden turn of events, their heads swiveling towards Brandon on

was fast and frantic, and as he nearly reached Sophia, he suddenly reached out, grabbed her arm, and spun her around with a yank.

Brandon, her face a blank

Brandon demanded, his voice as cold and deep as

the public area’s couch. “I

the couch in the public area, his piercing gaze not softening

under his intense scrutiny, “What’s

just looked at her, not saying a word, then suddenly stepped forward, his hand snaking around her neck, pulling her into

Sophia fell silent.

with

who had a clear view of the door were gobsmacked,

their necks, trying to catch a glimpse of

stage and, along with her new colleagues, was seated right at the front, totally oblivious to the drama unfolding outside. She only saw Brandon ditch the mic

towards her

uptake, Kent was already at the door when Brandon pulled Sophia into a kiss, slamming the reception hall’s doors shut

mic with a smile, steering the chatter back to the opening ceremony. “Now, let’s give a big hand to our designers, a young and

close, whispering to their neighbors, trying to get

gossip mill working overtime, coughed pointedly into the mic.

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